Comments on: Why Were There Three SEC Games On TV At Once?

By: Aaron Morrow

Aaron Morrow — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:04:11 +0000

What are the proposals for non-BCS bowl schedules in the playoff era?
I don’t think the SEC-Big Ten bowls will counterprogram on New Year’s Day. The current rumors I’ve heard are the Orange Bowl starting at noon or 1PM, the Rose Bowl at 4:30 or 5PM, and the Sugar Bowl at 8 or 8:30PM. The two leagues have ties to all three, and I can’t imagine any network paying big bucks for a Hangover Bowl starting at 8 or 9AM.

We’ll probably do some combination of filling up the Saturday in between NYD and the NCG, or schedule some prime time games in between NYD and the NCG.

By: DanHogan

DanHogan — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:39:01 +0000

@I4Bama As a B1G fan, I’d rather get a better shot at watching more of our games. I was stuck watching games that I didn’t care as much about for almost a week leading up to that one day. Then, I couldn’t keep up with all of the games I cared about.

By: I4Bama

I4Bama — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:26:02 +0000

I am probably not the typical college football fan, but I prefer it to stay as is. I got to flip between all three games yesterday without having to burn the entire day. I watched a sum total of around ten minutes of the Sugar and Rose bowls, so at least in my living room, the strategy backfired. If I had more interest in the Sugar bowl teams, things would have been different, but…

Am I the only one?

By: DanHogan

DanHogan — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:40:37 +0000

FYI, I asked this of the B1G conference office last year. They claimed they wanted all the B1G bowls to lead into the Rose and increase interest in that. Their answer never made sense until I saw you explain this months ago.

As a side note, I really wish the 6 BCS bowls would be spread over 3 days with each day having an open window for non-BCS games. Say noon 12/30 (BCS at 4:30 and 8pm), 8pm NYE (BCS at noon and 4:30pm), and noon NYD (BCS at 4:30 and 8pm). Who wants to watch a BCS game with an 8pm kickoff on NYE?